Autographic register



Jan. l2, 1932. A. ROOS AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Sept. 16,. 1929 nrk I. m n ed OPW 'Patented Jan. 1,2,- 1932 PATENT OFFICE AUGUST ROOS, F LBECK, GERMANY AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Application led September 16, 1929, Serial No. 392,753, and in Germany September 26, 1928.

I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear and exact description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of the specification. 1

My invention relates to that class of autographic registers' or manual recorders, in which are usually employed two paper strips led over an exposed writing tablet or block theI lower strip, whereas, when the `upper strip projecting with its outer end throu h a slot of the machine, is drawn by hand, tIie lower strip is not engaged thereby, but remains in its position. In this way I am enabled to have a permanent record on the record strip, and to give to the purchaser a check of any desired length.

A further object of my invention is to avoid the usual carbon sheet interposed between the two strips and to manifold the record in a. very clean and exact manner. For this purpose I propose to employ transparent paper for the lower or record strip and to embed into the tablet or block an ink cushion, by which the record strip is written on its under side. The record strip being transparent, the memoranda thereon may be read from the top side in the ordinary manner.

The novelty of my inverft-ion will be hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents a front elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 adetail and Fig. 3 a vertical longitudinal section of the machine on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the figures.

Both paper strips, the upper strip to be severed into det-ached checks (which is called in the following text the check strip) and the under or record strip of transparent paper, are carried upon supply rolls, the check strip upon the supply roll a and the 'record strip upon the supply roll b. The

roll a delivers the strip p and the roll b the strip q. Both strips are led thence. to a pressure roll c, either made of yieldable material, such as of rubber, or it may be mounted yieldingly. The middle spools of the rolls (Z and b and the roll c are vrotatably 65,

mountedyin the sides of the casing a", which is closed by the top or cover s. The pressure roll c press the strips against the under side of a. block or tablet o, ixedly mounted in the casing and thence the strips p and g are led over the front side of the said tablet, where they are passing an aperture u provided in the cover s so as to enable a salesman or the like to write a memoranda upon the strip p. Embedded in the block o is ari ink-cushion n, by which the memoranda is registered on the record strip g, from the under side. The inversed letters of the under side of the record strip g make a fraud more difficult, but may nevertheless read from the top side without diiliculty. Adjacent to the upperand lower edge of the aperture u and fixed to the top s are guiding rails Z. Between the said rails Z a pattern m or pattern m of a desired graduation may be inserted, 85

so that by choosing the required pattern the machine may be accommodated to all individual requirements. In a little distance over the upper rail Z and extending substantially from side to side of the machine is a slot h,

vthrough which the check-strip p projects,

so that it may be grasped by hand. The upper edge Z of this slot is bent inwardly and separates the strips from each other. The Y lower edge 7a thereof forms a tearing edge, 95 so that the check-strip p is adapted to be torn off into cheeks against this tearing edge Z2. The record strip (l remains' in the casing and is led to a spool t, rotatably mounted in the side parts of the casing r. |The right i hand end of-this spool t carries'a gearing wheel g, meshing with ,a gearing wheel f. The Wheel f is mounted on the block o and K meshes with a gearing wheel d. Fixed to the gearing wheel d is a milled disc e projecting through a slot w of the cover s', so be operated and rotated by hand.

The general mode of using the machine is as follows:

The saleman or the like, having written grasps the strip p projecting through the slot L and pulls it out of the casing in a desired length. In doing so the strip p is stretched and the pressure roll c somewhat lifted and removed thereby from the strip g, so that the latter is not engaged and remains stationary.

In order to register the next sale, the disc e is rotated. The pressure roll c pressing with its normal force creates so much friction between both strips p and g, that both strips are transported. By this operation the strip p projects again through the slot 7L and may as alreadydefscribed be drawn out of the casing in any ing the strip g.

In this way it is possible to have the record-strip writtten in a permanent manner, i. e. without distances of the lines written thereon, and without a waste of paper and to furnish the purchaser with a long check. Moreover the addition of the single amounts, registered on the record strip in a permanent-manner is facilitated.

It is 'to Ibe understood, that the form and construction of my new autographic register may be susceptible of embodiment in various other alternative forms, and that the particular arrangement, which happens to be illustrated in the drawings is not an essential requisite so far as the fundamental and novel features of my present improvements are concerned. Accordingly the privilege is reserved of resorting to all such legitimate changes?v in the form of construction and relative arrangement of the various parts as may be fairly incorporated within the spirit and scope of the invention as' claimed.

What I claim is:

1. In an autographic registering device of the character described the combination with A a casing, means therein for operatively mounting two rolls of paper strips, said paper strips each being unwindable and means in the casing for guiding the strips during un? winding actions, of a pressure roll positioned against theV upper strip to normally press it to engagement with the lower strip whereby movement of the latter entails a correspondiiig movement of the upper strip, said pressure roll beingin normal pressing position4 yagainst the lstrips for simultaneous movement of both strips, and yieldably movable when the upper strip is pulledto remove the that it may desired vlength withouts engag-l frictional contact between both strips car-l ried by said roll.

' 2'. In a registering device of the character described the combination with a casing and means for operatively mounting a pair of paper strips in roll form therein, said paperv strips being unwindable with the free running portions superposed, of operating means engaging with the lower paper strips and oper tive lto cause movement thereof, a reel in the casingfor taking up the lower strip, said casing being provided with a slot .through which the upper strip projects and apressure roll normally bearing against the upper strip and constituting means for normally pressing the upper strip -into frictional .contact with the lower strip whereby movement of the latter entails'a corresponding movement of the upper strip, said roll being rotatably movable in abutting relation against the block when the reel takes up the lower strip, and being yieldably movable out of position when the upper strip aloneis pulled.

In a registering device of the character described having a casing, means 1n the casing for operativelymounting two strips of paper in roll form for individual unwinding actionsl and a reel in the casing for taking -up one of the strips, said casing being formed withv a slot through which the upper strip -is rendered ineffective to create frictional contact between the strips whereby said lastmentioned strip is renderedV independently movable of the other strip. y

4. In a registering device of the character described havin independently positioned rollers for carrying rolls of paper strips rotatably movable and superposed with respect to each other, a blockfor carrying a gear mechanism for normally pulling the strips forwardly of the casing, and yieldable pressure means rotatably mounted in the casing abutting the block and normally disposed against the superposed strips to frictionally engage the saine between the block and said means upon movement of the lower paper, and disposed to be moved outof abutment against the block when tlie upper strip is pulled independently of said lower strip.

, In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed by name.

AUGUST ROOS. 

